World's top financial chiefs meet in London to set agenda

It's interesting that a real split has opened up," said Lee
Branstetter, a professor of economics and public policy at Carnegie
Mellon University. "On the one hand, Germany and France are focusing on
pay, on the other side, Britain the U.S. and to some extent Japan are
suggesting that government intervention, however well intentioned,
could have unforeseen costs and limited benefits